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Regeneration of spin wave in moving atoms

Jian-Peng Dou, Feng Lu, Xiao-Wen Shang, Hao Tang, Xian‐Min Jin

Published Dec 31, 2025• 0 citations
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Abstract In a study of amplifying atomic spin waves, we observe a nontrivial phenomenon: The spin wave stored in moving atoms has a capability of absorbing energy from an external light source, and exhibits a regeneration process. We demonstrate that this regeneration significantly enhances the lifetime and retrieval efficiency of the spin wave, while concurrently the noise is effectively suppressed. Our results suggest that the regeneration mechanism holds promise for mitigating the pronounced decoherence typically encountered in spin waves carried by room-temperature media, therefore offering potential applications in the realms of quantum information and precision measurements at ambient conditions.

DOI
10.1038/s41534-025-01167-x

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